Essays: Essays: Ralph Waldo Emerson Shares Thought-Provoking ReflectionsPrabhat Prakashan, 2021 M01 1 - 151 pages Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Dive into the world of transcendentalism and philosophical exploration with Ralph Waldo Emerson's collection of essays. Emerson's writings touch on themes of individualism, nature, self-reliance, and the human spirit, inviting readers to reflect on the essence of existence. Key Aspects of the Book "Essays": Ralph Waldo Emerson, born in 1803 in Massachusetts, was a leading figure of the transcendentalist movement. He was a philosopher, essayist, and lecturer known for his contributions to American literature and his exploration of individualism and spirituality. Emerson's essays continue to inspire philosophical discussions and self-examination. |
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... convey an unlookedfor wisdom, that the gods, in the beginning, divided Man into men, that he might be more helpful to himself; just as the hand was divided into fingers, the better to answer its end. 5 THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR ...
... hand,—he shall look forward to an everexpanding knowledge as to a becoming creator. 13 He shall see that nature is the opposite of the soul, answering to it part for part. One is seal and one is print. Its beauty is the beauty of his ...
... hands of those next me, and take my place in the ring to suffer and to work, taught by an instinct that so shall the dumb abyss43 be vocal with speech. I pierce its order; I dissipate its fear; 44 I dispose of it within the circuit of ...
... hand. On this we are quite unable to speculate. Our affections as yet circulate through it. We no more feel or know it than we feel the feet, or the hand, or the brain of our body. The new deed is yet a part of life,—remains for a time ...
... hands. And labor is everywhere welcome; always we are invited to work; only be this limitation observed, that a man shall not for the sake of wider activity sacrifice any opinion to the popular judgments and modes of action. I have now ...